Key players and products: Prescription OTC name Company and other details Tagamet Tagament HB SmithKline Beecham‚ and launched in August 1977. 1993 sales at $528 million. Patent expired in May 1994. Pepcid Pepcid AC JJM‚ and launched in November 1986. 1993 sales at $387 million. Patent expiry in 2000. Zantac - Glaxo‚ and launched in June 1983. 1993 sales at $1‚694 million. Patent expiry in late 1997. Axid - Eli Lilly and American Home Products‚ and launched in May 1988. 1993 sales at $271 million
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196%O. The common dosage for an intravenous injection of epinephrine in a pediatric patient during cardiac arrest is 0.1mg/kg‚ repeating as needed every 3-5 minutes. However‚ the maximum dosage is 1mg. The dosage for an auto- injection during anaphylactic shock for a pediatric patient is 15-30kg‚ repeating as necessary. For an Adult in anaphylactic shock the common dosage for an auto-injection is 30kg or greater‚ repeating as needed. For an adult in Cardiac Arrest Intravenous dosage is 1.0mg‚ repeating
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Manufacture of Paracetamol Introduction Paracetamol‚ the most common medicine nowadays‚ has been used by people
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Question1. What is meant by GMP? Give a brief account on historical background of GMP. Answer: GMP is defined as Good Manufacturing Practices are practices and the system requirements to be adapted in pharmaceutical manufacturing‚ quality control‚ quality system covering the manufacture and testing of pharmaceuticals of drugs including active pharmaceutical ingredients‚ diagnostics‚ foods‚ pharmaceutical products and medical devices. GMP guidelines are not prescriptive instructions on how to manufacture
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Med-Surg Practice Test B Remediation Kirsten Lute Cancer Treatment Options: Safety Precautions for a Client who has a Sealed Radiation Implant (Therapeutic Procedure‚ RM AMS RN 9.0 Chp 92) Inform client of the need to remain in an indicated position to prevent dislodgment of the radiation implant. Instruct client to call the nurse for assistance with elimination. Instruct client and family about radiation precautions needed in the health care and home environments. Infection Control: Precautions
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Pharmaeutics- Dosage Form and Design. First edition. Pharmaceutical Press 2008‚ page 54] Based on the Stokes’ equation ‚ the rate of creaming will be directly propotional to the average radius of the oil droplet (droplet size). When the value of the average radius‚ r increase‚ the rate of creaming( ) will also increase. The rate of creaming can be reduce by reducing the average particle size of the disperse phase like the size reduction methods namely colloid mill[ David Jones‚ Pharmaeutics- Dosage Form
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sites of drug distribution using n-octanol/water distribution coefficients. J. Pharm. Sci. 86‚ 1034–1039. Benet‚ L.Z.‚ 1993. The role of pharmacokinetics in the drug development process Benet‚ L.Z.‚ Williams‚ R.L.‚ 1990. Design and optimization of dosage regimens: pharmacokinetic data Berge‚ S.M.‚ Bighley‚ L.D.‚ Monkhouse‚ D.C.‚ 1977. Pharmaceutical salts. J. Pharm. Sci. 66‚ 1–19. Berman‚ J.‚ Halm‚ K.‚ Adikson‚ K.‚ Shaffer‚ J.‚ 1997. Simultaneous pharmacokinetic screening of a mixture of compounds
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1. Which dosage forms are most appropriate for administering drugs to pediatric patients? Adults? The dosage forms that are the most appropriate for administering drugs to pediatric patients is chewable tablets which makes it much easier than trying to have the children swallow a pill and as well oral disintegrating capsules‚ suspensions or solution/syrups. For adults it is different because they can receive the drugs just about anyway as long as there is not any life threatening injuries obstructing
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doctors. You take prescription drugs to take away pain or to heal an illness. Depending on what your illness or how severe your pain is the doctor will prescribe a certain amount of medicine. Prescription drugs are addictive because of the strong dosage‚ it only takes one time for a person to take them‚ and the feeling it gives. Persuasive Research Paper Prescription drug addiction is on the rise in the United States. It is clear that prescription drugs are abused by different age groups
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John Doe Chemistry Term Paper Stanozolol‚ a synthetic anabolic steroid‚ is one of the most popular choices among athletes for performance enhancing drugs (PED’s). Stanozolol is illegal in any professional sport including bodybuilding. Its primary use is to burn fat and retain and build body muscle. As well its side effects are not as harsh on the human body
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